‘Political Suicide’: Dems See Huge GOP Vulnerability on Health Care
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-see-gop-vulnerability-on-health-care-costs
Published: August 31, 2025 23:00
Rising costs and anti-vax policies offer grist for midterms.
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Noem Calls Biden a Tyrant, Trump a Savior—For the Same Thing
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/noem-calls-biden-a-tyrant-trump-a
Published: August 31, 2025 21:09
Kristi Noem insists Los Angeles was spared from destruction only because of Trump.
This Is What—and Who—We’re Losing in RFK’s Purge
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/kennedy-rfk-jr-cdc-purge-anti-vaccination
Published: August 31, 2025 11:30
The story of one scientist, a career in public health, and the crisis at the CDC.
Wes Moore: “I Will Bow Down to No One!”
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/wes-moore-i-will-bow-down-to-no-one
Published: August 31, 2025 10:02
Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins John Avlon to talk about leadership, service, and solutions.
Trump Disappears for Days, Returns With Deranged Truth Post
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-disappears-for-days-returns
Published: August 31, 2025 02:12
Tim Miller takes on the swirl of Trump health rumors and the bizarre Truth Social post about the Rose Garden patio.
Lizard People Stole His Mayoral Election?! (w/ JREG)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/lizard-people-stole-his-mayoral-election
Published: August 30, 2025 17:01
Cameron Kasky and Tim Miller sit down with Canadian satirist JREG (Greg Guevera), the master of “post-irony” and anti-centrism whose surreal comedy has captivated Gen Z.
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-ashli-babbitt-dishonors
Published: August 30, 2025 11:30
Plus: What You Missed This Week From The Bulwark
The One Trait That Predicts Trump Support (w/ Matthew MacWilliams)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-one-trait-that-predicts-trump
Published: August 30, 2025 11:01
Sam Stein is joined by Matthew MacWilliams to discuss his foreshadowing 2016 article in Politico Magazine linking support for Donald Trump to authoritarian tendencies.
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-ashli-babbitt-dishonors-military-january-6-funeral
Published: August 30, 2025 09:30
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
Tom Nichols: America's Problem Child
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tom-nichols-americas-problem-child
Published: August 29, 2025 19:34
Trump is like a dysfunctional 8-year-old whose parents are always in the principal's office arguing that their son is a good boy.
The End of the Superhero Boom
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-end-of-the-superhero-boom
Published: August 29, 2025 19:01
Plus: an underappreciated new Coen Brother movie.
Things Fall Apart
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/things-fall-apart-a1c
Published: August 29, 2025 17:47
Another dark week: Trump toys with occupying Chicago, the FBI under Kash Patel ignores domestic terrorism, RFK Jr.
Capitol Police Betrayed Again (w. Michael Fanone)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/capitol-police-betrayed-again-w-michael
Published: August 29, 2025 17:01
Michael Fanone nearly lost his life defending the Capitol on January 6.
Democracy, Simple-Complex Systems, and ‘The Cascade’
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/democracy-simple-complex-systems
Published: August 29, 2025 16:03
Things fall apart.
What Happens After ICE Chews You Up and Spits You Out?
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happens-after-ice-chews-you-up-and-spits-you-out
Published: August 29, 2025 14:32
No longer detained, but the fear remains.
How an Alamo Founder Is Reinventing Theaters—Again
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-an-alamo-founder-is-reinventing
Published: August 29, 2025 13:22
Tim League on his new venture in New York City, Metro Private Cinema.
Camelot for Crazies
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/camelot-for-crazies-rfk-jr-cdc-hhs-vaccines-covid-flu
Published: August 29, 2025 13:13
RFK Jr. f*cked around. Now we get to find out.
Wes Moore on Trump: Petty, Partisan.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/wes-moore-on-trump-petty-partisan
Published: August 29, 2025 10:03
Maryland’s Democratic governor Wes Moore is not known, exactly, as a brass knuckles guy.
A Teenage Baudelaire in Chicago
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/a-teenage-baudelaire-in-chicago-michael-clune-pan-review
Published: August 29, 2025 07:48
Michael Clune’s debut novel dances on a knife’s edge between the heavenly and the hellish.
Grand Juries Are Resisting Trump’s Show Trials (w/ Andrew Weissmann)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/grand-juries-are-resisting-trumps
Published: August 28, 2025 23:33
Andrew Weissmann explains.
Could Iowa Be The Democrats’ Next Pickup? (w. Josh Turek)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/copy-why-donors-are-giving-up-on
Published: August 28, 2025 20:15
Iowa is cracking: Democrats are winning surprise races, Trump’s faux populism is backfiring, and health care cuts are fueling backlash.
Sam Stein and Talmon Smith: Brain Drain
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/sam-stein-and-talmon-smith-brain
Published: August 28, 2025 19:29
The resignations of senior leaders at the CDC is a calamity.
Return of the Schlapp: Accused Predator Cashes in Under Trump
Published: August 28, 2025 18:57
Plus: What does a non-corrupt financial disclosure look like?
The CDC. The Fed. The FBI. The National Guard. Do you get it now?
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cdc-the-fed-the-fbi-the-national
Published: August 28, 2025 16:39
Trump is waging war against the American government. When he’s done, he’ll use his government to wage war against Americans.
MAGA’s Newest Meltdown With Trump
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-meltdown-with-trump-chinese-student-visas
Published: August 28, 2025 15:18
Move over, Epstein files—the president’s call for 600,000 Chinese student visas has his base irked.
Why Donors Are Giving Up on Democrats (w/ Tom Steyer)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/why-donors-are-giving-up-on-democrats
Published: August 28, 2025 14:50
Tom Steyer joins Lauren Egan to talk about the rise of populism on the left, why short-term fixes like rent control can backfire, and what Democrats need to do to counter Trump.
Prayers, Pews, and a Hail of Bullets
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/prayers-pews-and-a-hail-of-bullets
Published: August 28, 2025 13:40
Plus: Crisis at the CDC.
How Do You Fight in a City?
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-do-you-fight-in-a-city
Published: August 28, 2025 10:01
Eliot and Eric welcome John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project and author of numerous articles and studies of urban and subterranean warfare.
The Sub Heard Round the World
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-sub-heard-round-the-world
Published: August 28, 2025 09:29
Signs of defiance are there, if you know where to look.
No, Trump Can’t Just Impose the Death Penalty for All Murders in D.C.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/no-trump-cant-just-impose-the-death-penalty-washington-dc
Published: August 28, 2025 09:19
Most crimes in the capital, including most killings, are not federal crimes.
Putin and Trump, Still Colluding
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/putin-trump-still-colluding-russia-russiagate-gabbard
Published: August 28, 2025 08:50
Every time the president’s apologists swear he’s not conniving with the Russian dictator, he does it again.
BREAKING: CDC in Turmoil, Mass Resignations Under RFK
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-cdc-in-turmoil-mass-resignations
Published: August 28, 2025 01:44
Sam Stein, Jonathan Cohn and Dan Diamond (Washington Post) discuss the chaos at the CDC.
Rakes. Dems. Steps.
Published: August 27, 2025 23:58
“It would probably be better” if the DNC “turned the lights off and padlocked the building for the next two years.”
Vance is a DORK! MAGA is GAY! Sandwich Man WINS!
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/vance-is-a-dork-maga-is-gay-sandwich
Published: August 27, 2025 23:28
Sarah Longwell is back and ready to go!
Jake Sullivan: Trump Is Making China Great Again
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jake-sullivan-trump-is-making-china
Published: August 27, 2025 19:21
A year ago, China was globally isolated and its economy was struggling.
Two Children Killed in Minneapolis School Shooting
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/two-children-killed-in-minneapolis
Published: August 27, 2025 18:21
A gunman opened fire at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring seventeen others.
Sarah & JVL Roast MAGA’s Weird “Trad” Fixation
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/sarah-and-jvl-roast-magas-weird-trad
Published: August 27, 2025 17:45
Taylor and Travis were a bright spot until Charlie Kirk made it weird.
Fast Times at the End Times
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fast-times-at-the-end-times
Published: August 27, 2025 16:58
Things are unraveling quickly. And Trump’s approval is fine.
We Suffer Through Trump’s Ritual Humiliation of His Cabinet
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/we-suffer-though-trumps-ritual-humiliation
Published: August 27, 2025 15:35
Tim Miller and Sam Stein react to Donald Trump’s marathon three-hour cabinet meeting where he made several references to himself being a dictator, cabinet members sucked up to comical levels, and RFK talked about windmills and whales.
Trump Is Strangling the Life Out of D.C.’s Restaurants
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-strangling-the-life-out-of-washington-dc-restaurants
Published: August 27, 2025 14:51
“We’re back to a very pandemic-feeling city.”
All the President’s ‘Butt Snorkelers’
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-presidents-butt-snorkelers-cabinet-meeting-sycophants-dictator
Published: August 27, 2025 13:25
An emperor president surrounded by a sycophantic cabinet is a dangerous thing.
‘Caught Stealing’ Review
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/caught-stealing-review
Published: August 27, 2025 13:03
Darren Aronofsky returns to fertile ground.
Agnes Callard’s Insistent Answers to Life’s Deepest Questions
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/agnes-callard-insistent-answers-deepest-questions-open-socrates-review
Published: August 27, 2025 08:29
The University of Chicago philosophy professor invites readers to join her on the higher path, but she loses the spirit of her ancient Greek avatar along the way.
GOP Hypocrites Caught on Tape
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-hypocrites-caught-on-tape
Published: August 27, 2025 04:01
Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC's Deadline: White House to take on Donald Trump’s attempted firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the rise of Bill Pulte as a MAGA enforcer inside government, Trump’s mounting autocratic incentives, the…
Inside the Sloppiest Brawl in TPUSA History
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-the-sloppiest-brawl-in-tpusa
Published: August 27, 2025 00:45
The Trio is back!
RFK Jr. Could Blow Up the Vaccine Industry With One Simple Move
Published: August 27, 2025 00:11
A seemingly obscure change to liability laws could wreck the market for some vaccines.
More Cops; Less Ice
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/more-cops-less-ice
Published: August 26, 2025 21:15
Will Saletan and Mona discuss small-l liberalism as it sputters.
Trump Claims $4 Trillion Victory — It’s All Fake
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-claims-4-trillion-victory-its
Published: August 26, 2025 20:56
Trump is bragging that his tariffs “saved $4 trillion” but it’s pure fake math.
Susan Glasser: An Exercise in National Humiliation
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/susan-glasser-an-exercise-in-national
Published: August 26, 2025 19:11
Some rando far-right social media suck-up, who Trump rewarded with an appointment to his administration, is pushing mortgage fraud investigations of Adam Schiff, Tish James, and now Fed governor Lisa Cook.
Trump Drops Brief Embrace of Mail In Voting, Screwing His Party
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-drops-brief-embrace-of-mail
Published: August 26, 2025 19:01
Plus: Another red state map could change, but not in favor of Republicans.
Trump’s Outrageous and Illegal “Flag Burning” Order
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-outrageous-and-illegal-flag
Published: August 26, 2025 17:33
Tim Miller and JVL take on Trump’s flag-burning executive order, the absurd “one year in jail” claim, and how even Barstool hosts are against it.
Trump’s '$4 Trillion Deficit Reduction' Is Fake News
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-four-trillion-deficit-reduction-fake-news-hugh-hewitt
Published: August 26, 2025 16:30
The president says "tariffs came in at $4 trillion." Spoiler: They didn't.
The Bolton Raid Was Designed to Scare Us
Published: August 26, 2025 14:45
I know because I was the first one there.
The Lost Boys of 'Alien: Earth'
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-lost-boys-of-alien-earth
Published: August 26, 2025 14:13
Plus: a Netflix smash cleans up at the box office. Will that change the streamer's strategy?
Dictator for a Day… a Month… Years?
Published: August 26, 2025 12:59
A president who doesn’t believe in checks and balances is no president at all.
Terry Virts: Paxton is Evil & Corrupt...And He'll Win
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/terry-virts-paxton-is-evil-and-corruptand
Published: August 26, 2025 11:31
Lauren Egan talks with Terry Virts, the former astronaut and fighter pilot running for Senate in Texas.
Frank Meyer, the Ex-Communist Known for ‘Fusionist’ Conservatism, Finally Gets a Biography
Published: August 26, 2025 07:12
A detailed, exhausting, and ultimately too-gentle treatment of the midcentury writer and editor.
Markets React Violently to Trump’s Fed Power Play (w/ Ben Walsh)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/markets-react-violently-to-trumps
Published: August 26, 2025 02:30
Donald Trump says he has fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Candace Owens to Trump: Save Me from the Macrons
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-owens-to-trump-save-me-from-the-macrons
Published: August 26, 2025 00:02
The right-wing podcaster is staring down some hefty legal bills—and merch sales alone might not cut it.
Trump Puts Out Dictatorship Feelers and Dean Cain Embarrasses Himself!
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-puts-out-dictatorship-feelers
Published: August 26, 2025 00:01
Tim Miller and Cameron Kasky break down Trump’s latest “dictator” trial balloon, his schoolyard-bully tactics, and even rumors of war with Mexican cartels.
Kids Watched Their Mom Taken Away at the Airport
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-watched-their-mom-taken-away
Published: August 25, 2025 22:01
Sam Stein and Andrew Egger take on new developments in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case and the heartbreaking story of a Massachusetts mom with four kids both devastating cases that left families broken and afraid.
Trump Soft-Launches His Dictatorship
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-soft-launches-his-dictatorship
Published: August 25, 2025 20:01
Tim Miller and JVL take on Trump once again floating the idea of a “dictatorship” while his allies cheer him on.
Bill Kristol: March to Dictatorship
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-march-to-dictatorship
Published: August 25, 2025 19:47
Trump and his people have used the summer months to up the despot game—sending armed troops into the streets, taking over the police in D.C., and promising to export the same tactics to even more blue cities.
The Three Bolton Problem
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-three-bolton-problem
Published: August 25, 2025 16:22
Good Republicans are having a hard time with Trump’s vendetta against John Bolton.
Will Trump Solve Homelessness?
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/will-trump-solve-homelessness
Published: August 25, 2025 15:30
FREOPP's Michael Tanner joins Mona to discuss homelessness causes and potential cures.
Trump Throws a Fit Over Wes Moore
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-throws-a-fit-over-wes-moore
Published: August 25, 2025 14:49
Sam Stein and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s latest meltdown after Maryland Governor Wes Moore invited him to walk the streets of Baltimore and see the city’s progress on crime.
Despotism at the Door
Published: August 25, 2025 13:43
The thread that ties John Bolton and Kilmar Abrego Garcia is clear: We have a president who wants to operate outside the law.
How Chris Rufo Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Cancel Culture
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-chris-rufo-stopped-worrying-and-learned-to-love-cancel-culture
Published: August 25, 2025 07:20
The anti-woke warrior’s authoritarian roots are showing
Donald Trump, Gen. Kruse, and the Perils of Yes Men
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-general-kruse-and-the-perils-of-yes-men
Published: August 25, 2025 06:30
There are good reasons the best leaders don’t surround themselves with sycophants.
What’s Next for John Bolton?
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/whats-next-for-john-bolton
Published: August 25, 2025 06:21
Three past cases involving disclosure of classified material hint at the range of possible outcomes for Trump’s former national security advisor.
Paying Too Much for Energy? Dems Say Blame the GOP
Published: August 24, 2025 23:41
Plus: Redrawing more maps for 2026, and rewriting calendars for 2028.
Tim Miller Shreds Vance’s Phony Outrage Act
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tim-miller-shreds-vances-phony-outrage
Published: August 24, 2025 20:45
From John Bolton to the National Guard, Tim Miller exposes JD Vance’s double standards, weak history lessons, and his willingness to fold to Putin’s demands.